Saturday Mothers activist to receive compensation for detention during protest
Aydın Aydoğan, a member of the Saturday Mothers activist group, has won a court case and will receive non-pecuniary damages from the state for...
Turkish courts sentence 2,381 people over their alleged role in controversial coup bid
One hundred ninety-four out of 289 trials concerning a controversial coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 have concluded since the first trials...
ECtHR prioritizes second case on continuing, new violations of Kavala’s rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has granted priority status to a second case lodged by businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has...
EC president: Reinstatement of death penalty in Turkey will sever ties with Europe
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Sunday that reinstatement of the death penalty in Turkey will halt negotiations with Ankara for its membership...
‘Licence to kill’ given by Turkish gov’t to its fanatics with latest decree draws...
The new government decree released in Turkey on Sunday to provide immunity and impunity to the pro-government civilians, who allegedly struggle against controversial coup attempt...
Turkish woman, dismissed over alleged links to Gülen movement, dies of brain tumor
Rukiye Öztürk, a Turkish woman who was removed from her job as a Quran teacher over alleged links to the Gülen movement, part of...
International jurist groups call for justice in murder case of Kurdish human rights lawyer
A total of 33 NGOs from across the world have released a joint statement concerning the trial concerning the murder of prominent human rights...
Turkish gov’t detains 22 people over alleged exam fraud
The Turkish government on Wednesday detained 22 people across Turkey for alleged involvement in police exam fraud and their suspected links to the Gülen...
Human rights organizations call on Turkey to release 2 attorneys from Progressive Lawyers Association
Human rights organizations call on Turkey to release 2 Progressive Lawyers Association attorneys.
A coalition of 38 legal and human rights organizations and bar associations...
Turkish gov’t’s refugee espionage in US this time targets Nakıboğlu family
A new case of refugee espionage abroad committed by Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency (AA), which is under direct control of the Turkish government...
Latest Reports
New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey in 2025, a year marked by continued democratic...
Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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This report reveals how the Turkish government has transformed its embassies and consulates into instruments of repression over the past decade. Once seen...
The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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This report examines how children from families targeted in Turkey’s unprecedented post-coup purge have endured the devastating consequences of persecution, social exclusion and...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
Throughout the year Turkey continued...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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This report examines the surge of hate speech following the death of Fethullah Gülen, a US-based cleric whose followers have been systematically persecuted...
Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used family punishment against his opponents.
Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...